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Ventura County, California, Midway Between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara postcard
Illustrated aerial view of Ventura County. It is a map showing cities connected with highways. A chart at top lists annual production of agricultural products and oil. Caption at top reads: "Ventura County, California, Midway Between Los Angeles and…

Oil Well Blowout
Closeup view of oil pouring out of the ground in a blow out. Library records indicate: "General Petroleum Co. Barnard Well No. 5. Gas explosion which wrecked derrick. This well practically proved Ventura Ave. field, but it was several years until a…

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Oil Rig On Little Sespe-Fillmore, California postcard
View looking up at a wooden oil derrick on a hillside. A man is standing on a narrow road below the rig. Some oil drilling equipment is visible on the road.

[Sourvenir Publishing Co., San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal., S234]

Survey of East Line of San Francisco Oil Claim
Map of Survey of East Line of San Francisco Oil Claim, Ventura County, Calif. Shows portions of Rancho Temescal.

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Survey Establishing Section Corner 13, 14, 23, and 24, T4N R19W, San Bernardino Meridian
Continental Oil Company Map showing Survey establishing Section Corner 13, 14, 23, and 24 and monuments on the North Line of Section 23. T4N R19W, San Bernardino Meridian.

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Oil Fields in Upper Ojai, Morey Farm
View of the oil region of Upper Ojai, with oil wells visible throughout the view. Shows Morey Farm Grove and the home of Captain W. H. H. Hall in center background. Wooden structure visible in the foreground. This region is one of the first oil…
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